[stylist] using borrowed words?

[Judith Bron]

That would do.  Good luck!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] using borrowed words?


> Thanks Judith, but I'm more keen to conjure up something differant.
> They are they are the colour of those with demon blood but they know
> no magic. I thought Duman would do. D for demon and remove the H form
> human would make a Duman that is mostly human but born from demon
> families they get the worst end of the stick as far as witch burning
> is concerned not having any magical ways of defending themselves. It
> makes them very vunerable.
>
> Helene
>
> On 01/05/2009, Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:
>> What about the word "Nar"?  In Yiddish it means a fool.  Judith
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] using borrowed words?
>>
>>
>>> What about the word Duman or simply Dum?
>>> Someone with magically gifted parents who have inherited the grey
>>> colour but not the ability to work magic.
>>>
>>> Helene
>>>
>>> On 01/05/2009, helene ryles <dreamavdb at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks for your advise. I guess I just liked the word that was all. An
>>>> offensive word for a purely human (thus non magical) is a Hum.   This
>>>> is because the people in my world get their magic from breeding with
>>>> Daemons. They are elephant grey in colour. Although they describe
>>>> themselves as silver. It varies wether they inherit the ability to use
>>>> magic or not. In Harry Potter they use it rather as an offensive word.
>>>> I was planning t use it like that too. For example when Nadia's
>>>> parents are arguing Nadia's mother refers to her as "That miserable
>>>> little squib". Maybe just "That Miserable little Hum" would do since
>>>> it's meant in a deogatory way anyway.
>>>> But thanks for the advise. I find it helps to discuss things on line 
>>>> like
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> Helene
>>>>
>>>> On 01/05/2009, LoriStay at aol.com <LoriStay at aol.com> wrote:
>>>>> If you are planning to use it exactly as The Harry Potter series does, 
>>>>> I
>>>>> would find another word.   The meaning is different in Star Trek.
>>>>> Right.
>>>>> I
>>>>> think another choice would be better.   Maybe even an obscure word 
>>>>> that
>>>>> means what you want, or almost what you want.
>>>>> Lori
>>>>> In a message dated 4/30/09 5:30:27 PM, dreamavdb at googlemail.com 
>>>>> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Since it's been used before both in star trek and Harry potter does
>>>>>> that make it more or less viable for me to use?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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